Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ to Finally Screen in Japan After 40-Year De Facto Ban

After decades of political sensitivities and threats kept it from screens, Schrader’s Yukio Mishima biopic, considered by ...

Blockbuster film 'Kokuho' sparks pilgrimage trend in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture

The film "Kokuho" (National Treasure) has become a record-breaking hit in Japan, drawing more than 10 million viewers. In ...

Film Exploring Japan-U.S. Relationship Through Baseball Will Premiere At Mill Valley Film Festival

MILL VALEY, CA — A film exploring the intricate relationship between the U.S. and Japan, using their mutual passion for baseball as a lens to reveal a rich, multi-generational diplomatic history, will ...
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Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?

How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures. By Aatish Taseer Photographs by Tess Ayano ON A BLUSTERY afternoon last November, I stood on the ...

TIFFCOM Chiefs Talk Co-production, Japan’s Booming Content Biz & Accessing Japanese IP

Speakers at the market include Sony's Shebnem Askin, One Piece exec producer Tetsu Fujimura and Elvis producer Schuyler Weiss.